Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

114th Congress (2014 cycle)

When the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee makes headlines, it's usually over an issue that has captured nationwide attention, such as when it carried out its special investigation of campaign finance and fundraising practices following the 1996 elections or investigating the failures of FEMA after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The committee's main role is as investigator, conducting oversight of homeland security operations and pursuing cases of fraud and abuse within the government. The committee also has jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service and the District of Columbia. The committee was formerly known as the Committee on Governmental Affairs, but changed its name in February 2005 to reflect its homeland security oversight.

Sectors Contributing to Members of this Committee, 2014 Election Cycle

PACs

Indivs

Agribusiness

$1,193,762

$2,196,600

Communic/Electronics

$1,921,408

$4,390,616

Construction

$701,890

$2,299,465

Defense

$718,560

$243,551

Energy/Nat Resource

$2,644,333

$2,988,213

Finance/Insur/RealEst

$6,146,715

$18,316,159

Health

$3,749,450

$4,838,260

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$1,315,530

$12,669,744

Transportation

$1,442,835

$1,528,915

Misc Business

$3,153,483

$9,694,039

Labor

$2,331,790

$52,380

Ideology/Single-Issue

$6,569,093

$8,998,683

Other

$99,000

$14,203,509

Figures are based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically
on February 02, 2015 Numbers are taken from PAC donations and individual contributions of more than $200.

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